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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his Italian counterpart Adm. Luigi Binelli-Mantelli, Chief of Defense, salute while the Italian national anthem plays in Rome, Jan. 19, 2015. Dempsey met with senior Italian defense leaders to discuss issues of mutual importance before attending a two-day NATO Military Committee conference in Brussels.

Dempsey and Binelli-Mantelli Salute During the Italian National Anthem

U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his Italian counterpart Adm. Luigi Binelli-Mantelli, Chief of Defense, salute while the Italian national anthem plays in Rome, Jan. 19, 2015. Dempsey met with senior Italian defense leaders to discuss issues of mutual importance before attending a two-day NATO Military Committee conference in Brussels.

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